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let's take a moment to appreciate R&B releases this year...

while other genres are getting super boring this year with the lack of releases, R&B is thriving and winning with dozens of outstanding releases this year

 

look at the material:

Marigold - Album by Alex Isley, Jack Dine | SpotifyBased On A Feeling - Album by Sabrina Claudio | SpotifyCandydrip - Album by Lucky Daye | Spotify

Gemini Rights - Album by Steve Lacy | SpotifyBrent Faiyaz : Wasteland Album Review | PitchforkThe Weeknd - Dawn Fm (target Exclusive, Cd) : TargetHeart On My Sleeve - Album by Ella Mai | SpotifyKehlani: Blue Water Road Album Review | PitchforkBroken Hearts Club - Album by Syd | Spotify

Starfruit - Album by Moonchild | SpotifyPJ Morton – Watch The Sun Lyrics | Genius LyricsBlack Radio III - Album by Robert Glasper | Spotify

Yuna - Y3 - Reviews - Album of The YearCtrl (Deluxe) [Explicit] by SZA on Amazon Music - Amazon.comMuni Long Releases New EP - Carve AfricaRed Balloon - Album by Tank and The Bangas | SpotifyRavyn Lenae Announces New Album \'Hypnos\', Shares New Song \"M.I.A.\":  ListenGiveon: Give or Take Album Review | Pitchfork

 

 

not to mention the upcoming releases from:

Beyonce

Yuna (the rest of her Y5 project)

Muni Long (her full length album)

SZA :eli:

Ari Lennox

Daniel Caesar

Kelela (?)

Jhene Aiko x Big Sean (TWENTY88)

Duckwrth

Chloe's debut

Halle's solo music

 

 

beside that, R&B is also very much alive on the charts right now

Bad Habit by Steve Lacy is currently #1 on US Spotify, while his new album "Gemini Rights" debuted with over 8 Million streams on Spotify WW on the first day

and just last week, Brent Faiyaz also had an album bomb all over Spotify with his new album "Wasteland"

 

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Yeah, it feels a very bussy year for R&B music, here for it!

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1 hour ago, Not Like The Movies said:

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Yes. this and Ravyn- best R&B albums of the year so far.

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Ari Lennox is coming????

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Dawn FM is a pop album but yes other than that R&B is doing well this year 

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Amber Mark, Flo, Lucky Daye, Muni & Chloe live have delivered

 

Kehlani let me down bar 2/3 songs

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yes Ravyn Lenae saved it :clap3:

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2 hours ago, LightningPH said:

Ari Lennox is coming????

she said she finished the album but who knows when it's coming

 

1 hour ago, CaptainMusic said:

Dawn FM is a pop album but yes other than that R&B is doing well this year 

it has some R&B tracks though (Out Of Time, Here We Go Again, I Heard You're Married)

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1 hour ago, Kiss It Better said:

she said she finished the album but who knows when it's coming

 

it has some R&B tracks though (Out Of Time, Here We Go Again, I Heard You're Married)

So does Loud and other pop albums but they’re still pop.

 

The Weeknd hasn’t been R&B for a long time, if he was white this wouldn’t be up for debate. 

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almost everyone in r&b field being active this year, it's a bless for us all :jonny5: :biggrin:

 

shout out to alicia missed the year by few weeks too

 

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hypnos and gemini rights :nicole:

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Ppl kept saying male R&B was dead lately but Giveon, Brent, Lacy and Chris came with that 1,2,3,4 punch

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2 hours ago, Armani? said:

Ppl kept saying male R&B was dead lately but Giveon, Brent, Lacy and Chris came with that 1,2,3,4 punch

There’s one sneak :fan:

 

7 hours ago, Guy12345 said:

Yes. this and Ravyn- best R&B albums of the year so far.

Omg yes those two are my AOTY so far 

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Spotify agreed

 

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On 7/20/2022 at 12:28 PM, Armani? said:

Ppl kept saying male R&B was dead lately but Giveon, Brent, Lacy and Chris came with that 1,2,3,4 punch

Old heads say that sh*t every year 

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1 hour ago, Bacardo Royale said:

Old heads say that sh*t every year 

Its more so the younger gen that thinks all R&B/Soul is slow-boring music. :skull:

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5 hours ago, Kiss It Better said:

Spotify agreed

 

:jonny5:
 

So hard to choose my favorites.

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On 7/20/2022 at 11:29 AM, dangerousalex said:

yes Ravyn Lenae saved it :clap3:

Listening to her album rn because of this thread and WOW, it's so good :jonnycat:

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52 minutes ago, Devin said:

Its more so the younger gen that thinks all R&B/Soul is slow-boring music. :skull:

So basically what happened with jazz even though it started as the opposite with ppl claiming it was evil & sinful:skull:

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21 minutes ago, Armani? said:

So basically what happened with jazz even though it started as the opposite with ppl claiming it was evil & sinful:skull:

Exactly. The way I’m listening to jazz rn. :rip:

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